Archive for September, 2015

Cindy + Ricardo | Alison Epps Photography – St. Pete Beach Wedding Photographer

Cindy and Ricardo were married on August 8th in St. Pete Beach, Florida. They held a Chinese Tea ceremony before the traditional American ceremony. Part of the Chinese tradition is for Cindy’s bridesmaids to give the groom several tasks he has to complete for their approval to see his bride and for the ceremony to start. They insisted he make up a rap song to sing to her, which they deemed not good enough, he had to try again. He then sang a beautiful love song in Spanish, which they approved. :) Love their fun traditions. It was a monsoon of a wedding day and we were fortunate enough to get some outdoor pictures amidst the lightest part of the rain. I had such a…

Colorado Trip | Alison Epps Photography – Destination Photographer

This is going to be a longer, more personal post than I typically tend to do. I need to take a moment sometimes to realize how blessed I am. These days it is so easy to get to feeling down about yourself and compare your life to the good looking lies the internet leads you to believe — that others lives are carefree and struggles are few and far between. Well, with all of the moves I have made in the past few years and the pressure of being the perfect mom, wife, business owner, and more I have recently been feeling a little sad. I have had to pull my self out of that lull and am taking a moment — ok several moments…